| ![Show Contents]() Quimby History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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England Early Origins of the Quimby familyThe surname Quimby was first found in Leicestershire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. After the Battle of Hastings in 1066, William, Duke of Normandy, having prevailed over King Harold, granted most of Britain to his many victorious Barons. It was not uncommon to find a Baron, or a Bishop, with 60 or more Lordships scattered throughout the country. These he gave to his sons, nephews and other junior lines of his family and they became known as under-tenants. They adopted the Norman system of surnames which identified the under-tenant with his holdings so as to distinguish him from the senior stem of the family. After many rebellious wars between his Barons, Duke William, commissioned a census of all England to determine in 1086, settling once and for all, who held which land. He called the census the Domesday Book, 1 indicating that those holders registered would hold the land until the end of time. Hence, conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenant of the lands of Quenby, held by Richard from Robert de Tosny or Tonei, the chief tenant, who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086. Early History of the Quimby familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Quimby research. Another 101 words (7 lines of text) covering the year 1934 is included under the topic Early Quimby History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Quimby Spelling VariationsIt is only in the last few hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, Anglo-Norman surnames like Quimby are characterized by many spelling variations. Scribes and monks in the Middle Ages spelled names they sounded, so it is common to find several variations that refer to a single person. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages such as Norman French and Latin, even literate people regularly changed the spelling of their names. The variations of the name Quimby include Quenby, Quinby, Quimby, Quemby, Quynby, Querenby, Quarmby, QuesenBerry, Quisenberry, Quisnby, Quesnby, Quymby and many more. Early Notables of the Quimby familyMore information is included under the topic Early Quimby Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Quimby RankingIn the United States, the name Quimby is the 5,115th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 2
| Quimby migration to the United States | + |
Faced with the chaos present in England at that time, many English families looked towards the open frontiers of the New World with its opportunities to escape oppression and starvation. People migrated to North America, as well as Australia and Ireland in droves, paying exorbitant rates for passages in cramped, unsafe ships. Many of the settlers did not make the long passage alive, but those who did see the shores of North America were welcomed with great opportunity. Many of the families that came from England went on to make essential contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America carried the name Quimby, or a variant listed above:
Quimby Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Robert Quimby, who landed in New England in 1663 3
Quimby Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Manuel Quimby, who settled in New York in 1761
Quimby Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- John B. Quimby, who settled in Vermont in 1848
- G Quimby, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 3
- R Quimby, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 3
| Contemporary Notables of the name Quimby (post 1700) | + |
- Harriet Quimby (1875-1912), American pioneering aviator and a movie screenwriter, the first woman in the United States to receive a pilot's license in 1911 and in 1912 the first woman to fly across the English Channel
- William R. "Bill" Quimby (b. 1936), American author and retired columnist, editor and publisher
- Robert Quimby (b. 1976), American astronomer
- Arthur R. "Art" Quimby (1933-2010), American college basketball standout
- Frederick Clinton "Fred" Quimby (1886-1965), American seven-time Academy Award winning animator, best known as the producer of Tom and Jerry cartoons
- Phineas Parkhurst Quimby (1802-1866), American mental healer, born in Lebanon, New Hampshire
- Edith H Quimby (1891-1982), American pioneer in the field of radiology
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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